RE: $1.2 Million Bitcoin Seized Stuck Due To India Crypto Ban
This is comical
$1.2M seized from Bitcoin Ponzi stuck in frozen Indian bank account
“Authorities in India have found themselves in a crypto-conundrum: they can’t access cryptocurrency seized from a Ponzi scheme because such transfers have been prohibited, reports Times of India.
To make matters worse, police had hired the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange Koinex to convert Rs 8.42 crore ($1.19 million) of the seized Bitcoin $BTC▲0.03% into local currency — but the company’s banking partner froze its account as a result.
A series of requests have reportedly been filed with the country’s supreme court to resolve the matter.
Specifically, a police petition challenges a Royal Bank of India (RBI) circular that bars financial institutions from handling virtual currency. A Koinex request demands the RBI force its banking partner to unfreeze its account.”
Ha ha !!! Another story that years from now people will shake their heads over as Bitcoin is the norm .
